I know I've seen more shows then this. I have the actual ticket stubs for many concerts on this list, but some were lost so only God knows what I'm forgetting.
Speaking of God, I've only listed a few of the Christian rock bands I've seen in this collection. I can't find any ticket stubs for musicians like, Larry Norman, Daniel Amos, and Randy Stonehill, and BUNCHES of shows that I think were as good as anyone else I've seen...
Then there was this one chap I saw countless times in local bars and clubs.
He went by the name of Ronald Koal.
Undoubtedly one of THE BEST performers I've ever seen. Like having Iggy, Bowie, and Mick mashed into one person on the stage at the same time... and the guy couldn't get a record contract! Sadly his life ended badly about 18 years ago. :-(
Read all about it! http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=446158005&blogId=470974326
Dates showing '1/1/Year' are listed in this manner because the year is most likely correct, but I could not determine the actual date...
Also, I had the venue and the City the show took place in, but removed them beacuse my spreadsheet 'pasted' poorly into the blog's format.
After 'fiddling' around with it, it's still mooshed up, but readable, sorry.
Date Performer Opening Act(s)
10/9/2006 Paul McCartney None
1/1/2003 Bruce Cockburn None
3/21/2000 The Pat Metheny Trio None
2/10/1999 Bob Dylan None
9/2/1998 INXS Ziggy Marley
5/28/1988 Pink Floyd None
3/13/1988 Bruce Springsteen None
6/28/1997 Santana Rusted Root
6/15/1995 R.E.M. Luscious Jackson
3/7/1995 The Pat Metheny Group None
6/15/1994 The Moody Blues None
7/9/1994 Santana RobertCray
8/25/1993 Neil Young Dinorsaur Jr.
10/11/1992 Larry Carlton The Rippingtons
7/30/1992 The Boston Pops None
5/23/1992 Tony Bennett None
5/6/1992 Paul McCartney None
4/15/1992 The Pat Metheny Group None
3/26/1992 U2 None
1/11/1992 Doc Seversen None
9/28/1991 Diane Schurr None
8/31/1991 Sting None
3/11/1991 INXS None
11/1/1990 The Allman Bros Band None
10/23/1990 Iggy Pop None
8/28/1990 Santana ?
8/13/1990 The Moody Blues None
6/19/1990 David Bowie None
4/14/1990 Kitaro None
1/1/1990 The Call None
10/31/1989 Stevie Ray Vaughan Jeff Beck
9/22/1989 The Pat Metheny Group None
9/14/1989 The Rolling Stones Living Colour
9/10/1989 Tom Petty & the H.B.s The Georgia Satellites
8/16/1989 Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, & Howe None
8/6/1989 Bob Dylan Steve Earle
7/20/1989 Paul McCartney None
6/28/1989 David Sanborn None
5/13/1989 The Who None
4/6/1989 R.E.M. The Indigo Girls
2/12/1989 Paul McCartney None
10/23/1988 The Moody Blues None
7/23/1988 Robin Trower None
6/21/1988 Bob Dylan The Alarm
1/29/1988 Yes None
10/20/1986 Neil Young None
8/21/1985 Neil Young David Allen Coe
4/19/1985 Kerry Livegran and A.D. None
3/25/1985 U2 None
12/30/1984 Steve Taylor None
8/25/1984 Yes None
11/2/1983 Amy Grant Michael W. Smith
7/28/1983 Neil Young None
6/4/1983 Modern English None
1/1/1983 Men at Work None
10/1/1982 The Degarmo & Key Band None
9/14/1982 Kansas None
4/25/1982 Daniel Amos None
9/18/1981 Phil Keaggy Sweet Comfort Band
7/9/1981 Amy Grant DeGarmo & Key Band
5/20/1980 Bob Dylan None
1/1/1978 Dickie Betts and Great Southern Mcguffey Lane
7/19/1977 Emerson, Lake, & Palmer None
7/16/1977 Yes Donovan Leitch
6/25/1977 Pink Floyd None
4/28/1977 Led Zeppelin None
1/1/1977 Dickie Betts and Great Southern None
1/1/1977 Roy Buchannan None
1/1/1977 Paul Young None
11/7/1976 Ted Nugent Montrose
9/1/1976 Robin Trower None
8/15/1976 The Beach Boys (Billy Joel cancelled)
5/27/1976 WINGS None
5/10/1976 WINGS None
3/12/1976 The Electric Light Orch. Roxy Music
2/13/1976 The Stills-Young Band Poco
2/1/1976 Deep Purple Nazareth, (Peter Frampton cancelled)
12/9/1975 The Who Toots and the Maytals
8/2/1975 The Rolling Stones Chaka Khan
7/4/1975 Eric Clapton Santana
6/14/1975 The Rolling Stones The Tower of Power, J Geils Band
3/27/1975 Robin Trower None
3/9/1975 Joe Walsh None
3/3/1975 John Entwistles' OX The Muff Brothers
10/26/1974 Todd Rundgren None
10/3/1975 Rick Wakeman None
8/21/1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Jesse Colin Young, The Band, Santana
7/4/1974 Eric Clapton Ross
4/19/1974 The Beach Boys Steely Dan
4/13/1974 The Electric Light Orch. None
3/17/1974 The Bee Gees None
1/1/1974 Dave Mason None
9/21/1973 John Sebastion Howdy Moon
2/18/1973 The Beach Boys The Doobie Brothers, Muledeer ... and Moondog Medicine Show
10/21/1972 Cat Stevens None
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A God of Love... and Fury
It had been almost 20 years since I'd last heard this song, but last night I found it on YouTube.
Being a 'right-wing religious nut' (I'm not worthy of God, but He loves me anyway) this piece still makes the hair on my arms stand on end.
The 'end-times' as told in the book of The Revelation of Saint John is pretty awesome reading, couple that with faith and it is almost frightening. Not frightening for the believer, but because of the magnitude of the events and the outcome for many.
President Barack Obama rode the phrase "Change you can believe in." all the way to the White House... The Beatles sang; "You say you want a revolution, well you know, we all wanna change the world..."
If you are a believer, you know a change is coming.
Just when, no one with breath knows... but it is coming none-the-less.
If your not a believer, you'll probably view this piece as a myth, or just plain silly, and that's okay. It's still a pretty good example of mid-80's album oriented rock, so give it a listen.
But I would ask you to look for the God of love. After all, what's the worst that could happen?... nothing at all, or you just might find something you'd never imagined possible.
The Fury (1985)
~ A.D.
I was fortunate enough to see A.D (interesting lineage) in a high school auditorium back in '85. They opened with this song and it blew everyone away.
...next entry will be lighter, I promise. ;-)
Being a 'right-wing religious nut' (I'm not worthy of God, but He loves me anyway) this piece still makes the hair on my arms stand on end.
The 'end-times' as told in the book of The Revelation of Saint John is pretty awesome reading, couple that with faith and it is almost frightening. Not frightening for the believer, but because of the magnitude of the events and the outcome for many.
President Barack Obama rode the phrase "Change you can believe in." all the way to the White House... The Beatles sang; "You say you want a revolution, well you know, we all wanna change the world..."
If you are a believer, you know a change is coming.
Just when, no one with breath knows... but it is coming none-the-less.
If your not a believer, you'll probably view this piece as a myth, or just plain silly, and that's okay. It's still a pretty good example of mid-80's album oriented rock, so give it a listen.
But I would ask you to look for the God of love. After all, what's the worst that could happen?... nothing at all, or you just might find something you'd never imagined possible.
The Fury (1985)
~ A.D.
I was fortunate enough to see A.D (interesting lineage) in a high school auditorium back in '85. They opened with this song and it blew everyone away.
...next entry will be lighter, I promise. ;-)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Interesting perspectives on real life issues.
I've always got a pretty good laugh out of Woody Allen.
Most folks hate him, or don't think he's all that funny, but his perspectives on life issues amuse the heck out of me.
So many things he says hit so close to home, I feel like he was thinking of me when he wrote them.
Others are the truth, from a different perspective, but the truth non-the-less.
Submitted for your approval....
That [sex] was the most fun I ever had without laughing.
(Annie Hall)
Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.
My love life is terrible. The last time I was inside a woman was when I visited the Statue of Liberty.
Love is the answer - but while you're waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty interesting questions.
I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.
I'm really a timid person - I was beaten up by Quakers.
(Sleepers)
The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
(Without Feathers, 'The Scrolls')
A fast word about oral contraception. I asked a girl to sleep with me and she said 'no'.
(Woody Allen Volume Two)
Some guy hit my fender, and I told him 'be fruitful, and multiply.' But not in those words.
(Woody Allen: Clown Prince of American Humor)
And my parents finally realize that I'm kidnapped and they snap into action immediately: they rent out my room.
(Woody Allen and His Comedy)
My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.
(Woody Allen and His Comedy)
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work…I
want to achieve it through not dying.
(Woody Allen and His Comedy)
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.
(Selections from the Allen Notebooks, New Yorker)
On bisexuality: It immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
(New York Times)
I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers.
The baby is fine. The only problem is that he looks like Edward G. Robinson.
I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's so hard to find your way around Chinatown.
Basically my wife was immature. I'd be in my bath and she'd come in and sink my boats.
The only time my wife and I had a simultaneous orgasm was when the judge signed the divorce papers.
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans.
If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.
There are two types of people in this world: good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.
What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.
Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who can never remember where they have left things.
94.5% of all statistics are made up.
Why ruin a good story with the truth?
I failed to make the chess team because of my height.
I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.
I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.
Most folks hate him, or don't think he's all that funny, but his perspectives on life issues amuse the heck out of me.
So many things he says hit so close to home, I feel like he was thinking of me when he wrote them.
Others are the truth, from a different perspective, but the truth non-the-less.
Submitted for your approval....
That [sex] was the most fun I ever had without laughing.
(Annie Hall)
Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.
My love life is terrible. The last time I was inside a woman was when I visited the Statue of Liberty.
Love is the answer - but while you're waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty interesting questions.
I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.
I'm really a timid person - I was beaten up by Quakers.
(Sleepers)
The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
(Without Feathers, 'The Scrolls')
A fast word about oral contraception. I asked a girl to sleep with me and she said 'no'.
(Woody Allen Volume Two)
Some guy hit my fender, and I told him 'be fruitful, and multiply.' But not in those words.
(Woody Allen: Clown Prince of American Humor)
And my parents finally realize that I'm kidnapped and they snap into action immediately: they rent out my room.
(Woody Allen and His Comedy)
My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.
(Woody Allen and His Comedy)
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work…I
want to achieve it through not dying.
(Woody Allen and His Comedy)
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.
(Selections from the Allen Notebooks, New Yorker)
On bisexuality: It immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
(New York Times)
I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers.
The baby is fine. The only problem is that he looks like Edward G. Robinson.
I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's so hard to find your way around Chinatown.
Basically my wife was immature. I'd be in my bath and she'd come in and sink my boats.
The only time my wife and I had a simultaneous orgasm was when the judge signed the divorce papers.
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans.
If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.
There are two types of people in this world: good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.
What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.
Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very comforting thought - particularly for people who can never remember where they have left things.
94.5% of all statistics are made up.
Why ruin a good story with the truth?
I failed to make the chess team because of my height.
I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.
I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Jocularity?
We all have a sense of humor, right?
Like most people, I seem to like many different types of humor,
I've seen some folks you need to put under a microscope to find it, but when you get down to femtometers, you'll find it.
Other people have a sense of humor soooo dry, you'd swear they'd spent too much time in the Sahara Desert. And then there's are those that prefer 'bathroom' humor, more of a Mel Brooks kind of thing.
I also like the cerebral stuff (Woody Allen at mid-career.). Not that I'm an intellectual, if you've read anything I've written here, you can see I'm a 'regular guy'.
Anyway, I thought I'd put up some things that make me laugh... or at least made me laugh in the past, and smile now.
So, here goes.
Okay, I know this disaster happened 72 years ago
I WAS NOT around to see it, but the total ridiculousness of
the modified image put to a bastardization of the
commentator's words makes me laugh.
What could be more wholesome, nutritious, and harmless
then baby food? Feeding a baby anything that would hurt
them is just plain evil... but the look on the kids face on this bottle
of 'baby food' is priceless. I'd feel the same way!
Most certainly a rude awakening for the rabbit!
This really isn't laugh-out-loud funny, but I thought it
strange enough to post. They even got the instruments right.
Perhaps the best photo-edit 'funny, I've ever seen.
Just for the imagination shown if nothing else.
Given enough time, in the right circumstances
we can even find humor in a national tragedy.
...I never knew Jack Ruby was a Hendrix fan, playing
left-handed like that.
I like this joke because it's reality.
The manufacturing facility I worked at for 35 years
made me aware that there are those who; no matter
how much you do and how well you do it... they want more.
Like most people, I seem to like many different types of humor,
I've seen some folks you need to put under a microscope to find it, but when you get down to femtometers, you'll find it.
Other people have a sense of humor soooo dry, you'd swear they'd spent too much time in the Sahara Desert. And then there's are those that prefer 'bathroom' humor, more of a Mel Brooks kind of thing.
I also like the cerebral stuff (Woody Allen at mid-career.). Not that I'm an intellectual, if you've read anything I've written here, you can see I'm a 'regular guy'.
Anyway, I thought I'd put up some things that make me laugh... or at least made me laugh in the past, and smile now.
So, here goes.
Okay, I know this disaster happened 72 years ago
I WAS NOT around to see it, but the total ridiculousness of
the modified image put to a bastardization of the
commentator's words makes me laugh.
What could be more wholesome, nutritious, and harmless
then baby food? Feeding a baby anything that would hurt
them is just plain evil... but the look on the kids face on this bottle
of 'baby food' is priceless. I'd feel the same way!
Most certainly a rude awakening for the rabbit!
This really isn't laugh-out-loud funny, but I thought it
strange enough to post. They even got the instruments right.
Perhaps the best photo-edit 'funny, I've ever seen.
Just for the imagination shown if nothing else.
Given enough time, in the right circumstances
we can even find humor in a national tragedy.
...I never knew Jack Ruby was a Hendrix fan, playing
left-handed like that.
I like this joke because it's reality.
The manufacturing facility I worked at for 35 years
made me aware that there are those who; no matter
how much you do and how well you do it... they want more.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The succinct nature of intimacy
I'm a big fan of this guy.
His writing burns like a fire in my mind.
Not many do that to me (Lovecraft does too.)
Here's some scribbles he put to type that in all too many cases rings true.
Reminds me of a Woody Allen movie.
The Succinct Nature of Intimacy
Will you go out with me?
I think I like you.
I care for you.
I love you.
Will you marry me?
Goodbye.
~ J. M. Straczynski
His writing burns like a fire in my mind.
Not many do that to me (Lovecraft does too.)
Here's some scribbles he put to type that in all too many cases rings true.
Reminds me of a Woody Allen movie.
The Succinct Nature of Intimacy
Will you go out with me?
I think I like you.
I care for you.
I love you.
Will you marry me?
Goodbye.
~ J. M. Straczynski
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday!
Friday USED to have meaning to me.
20 years ago it was hit the clubs on High Street in Cowtown and listen to some really good bands.
Not being much of a drinker I heard one couple that followed the same bands I did refer to me as "the coffee guy", since I pounded a lot of that in place of stronger drink.
Not that I didn't drink, I just didn't want the queasiness associated with Saturday mornings I saw so many of my friends have.
In the many years since then I've lost track of the music scene, a family life and real work taking my favorite pastime's place.
Did I say work? Friday was I would hope would be two days out of the 'salt mines', most the time I could be home, doing things that required attention at home.
But many Saturdays and way too many Sundays found me back in the plant doing the things my bosses expected but, I couldn't get to because the actual work I did consumed my 10 to 12 hour week days.
So my plant packed up the work and moved south, leaving a lot of dedicated people here, and like so many others in this country, looking for work.
I'm not gripeing about the company I worked for, 35 years is a pretty good run. A lot more then most folks have at a umber of different jobs period.
But it brings me back to Fridays...
Heck, I don't go out, I don't care about high school football, for God's sake! Doctor Who is between season right now and there isn't even anything on TeeVee I really want to see, so I guess that means I really AM old.
I guess I could just be the geek I am and pull out my Doctor Who or Babylon 5 DVD sets and watch them, or perhaps my Torchwood eps saved to the DVR.
There's always my copy of V for Vendetta, maybe I'll watch it and imagine how badly the United States needs to have the ending of that movie happen in real life.
Or perhaps I'll hit-the-hay early tonight...
Friday's are NOT what they used to be.
Okay, I said it's been 20 years since I was really out and about, and it has, but here's a song with a title of a different duration, I'll relate to no matter how many years it's been.
10 Years Gone
20 years ago it was hit the clubs on High Street in Cowtown and listen to some really good bands.
Not being much of a drinker I heard one couple that followed the same bands I did refer to me as "the coffee guy", since I pounded a lot of that in place of stronger drink.
Not that I didn't drink, I just didn't want the queasiness associated with Saturday mornings I saw so many of my friends have.
In the many years since then I've lost track of the music scene, a family life and real work taking my favorite pastime's place.
Did I say work? Friday was I would hope would be two days out of the 'salt mines', most the time I could be home, doing things that required attention at home.
But many Saturdays and way too many Sundays found me back in the plant doing the things my bosses expected but, I couldn't get to because the actual work I did consumed my 10 to 12 hour week days.
So my plant packed up the work and moved south, leaving a lot of dedicated people here, and like so many others in this country, looking for work.
I'm not gripeing about the company I worked for, 35 years is a pretty good run. A lot more then most folks have at a umber of different jobs period.
But it brings me back to Fridays...
Heck, I don't go out, I don't care about high school football, for God's sake! Doctor Who is between season right now and there isn't even anything on TeeVee I really want to see, so I guess that means I really AM old.
I guess I could just be the geek I am and pull out my Doctor Who or Babylon 5 DVD sets and watch them, or perhaps my Torchwood eps saved to the DVR.
There's always my copy of V for Vendetta, maybe I'll watch it and imagine how badly the United States needs to have the ending of that movie happen in real life.
Or perhaps I'll hit-the-hay early tonight...
Friday's are NOT what they used to be.
Okay, I said it's been 20 years since I was really out and about, and it has, but here's a song with a title of a different duration, I'll relate to no matter how many years it's been.
10 Years Gone
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I'm fixing a hole...
Busy, busy, busy; the last 3 days... at least for an unemployed guy.
Pulled the entire kitchen sink to find a leak coming from one of three possible places on the faucet.
I didn't want to pull the sink, but the chap that installed it must have been a 3 foot tall, double-jointed contortionist.
I had a HECK of a time doing what I did.
Regardless, I fixed the leak!
Now I have to find out why I'm seeing small puddles of water under the garbage disposal when there was no water there before I fixed the other leak.
...I'm NOT pulling the sink again!!!
Fixed a door that would not shut properly.
The wonders of power tool's; a little jig saw at that.
Replaced a bit of plumbing in one of the bathrooms.
It works fine now, and NO LEAKS there!
My spare refrigerator (the one in the garage for pop... honest, pop) stopped cooling several days ago and a buddy of mine happened to have the exacxt part needed to fix it.
After doing a bit of rewiring to compensate for a new style replacement part pluged it in and it worked, no blown fuses,no sparks, no fire.
...maybe I can get a job at ACORN.
I understand openings just opened up.
Pulled the entire kitchen sink to find a leak coming from one of three possible places on the faucet.
I didn't want to pull the sink, but the chap that installed it must have been a 3 foot tall, double-jointed contortionist.
I had a HECK of a time doing what I did.
Regardless, I fixed the leak!
Now I have to find out why I'm seeing small puddles of water under the garbage disposal when there was no water there before I fixed the other leak.
...I'm NOT pulling the sink again!!!
Fixed a door that would not shut properly.
The wonders of power tool's; a little jig saw at that.
Replaced a bit of plumbing in one of the bathrooms.
It works fine now, and NO LEAKS there!
My spare refrigerator (the one in the garage for pop... honest, pop) stopped cooling several days ago and a buddy of mine happened to have the exacxt part needed to fix it.
After doing a bit of rewiring to compensate for a new style replacement part pluged it in and it worked, no blown fuses,no sparks, no fire.
...maybe I can get a job at ACORN.
I understand openings just opened up.
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